Astrologer Pam Younghans writes this weekly astrological journal based on planetary influences, and offers perspectives and insights to assist you in making the best use of current energies. This column is not intended as prediction. Your own experience will be more specifically defined by transits to your personal chart.

Aspects of Note this Week:
All times listed are Pacific Standard Time. For Eastern Time, add 3 hours; Add 7 hours for Universal Time (UT), but add 8 hours for BST.

Monday: Mars sesquiquadrate Pluto
Tuesday: Venus sesquiquadrate Eris
Wednesday: Mercury quincunx Pluto, MARS CONJUNCT JUPITER, Mercury retrogrades into Leo
Thursday: Sun trine Chiron, Mercury quincunx Neptune, MARS SQUARE SATURN
Friday: No major aspects are exact today
Saturday: Venus sesquiquadrate Pluto, Sun trine Eris
Sunday: Mercury square Uranus, Sun conjunct retrograde Mercury, Venus square Jupiter
Monday, August 19: Venus opposite Saturn, Sun square Uranus, Full Moon 11:25 a.m. PDT, JUPITER SQUARE SATURN

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CLATTER: When wind blows through a bamboo forest, the hollow stems of the trees bend and sway. As they collide with each other, they make a clattering noise, similar to the sound of many horses' hooves prancing lightly on a cobblestone street. This is analogous to what we may experience this week as Mars and Jupiter align in airy Gemini.

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